Rivynn couldn't understand why she and her brother, Rain, were kept chained away from everyone else. They were told it was to keep them safe from the shadows... But what if that was a lie? ~~~~~~ Rain hadn't told her... but the shadows were real... he saw them sometimes, lurking in the forest that surrounded them... drifting like eerie black fog on moonless nights... ~~~~~~ Little Ki is eager to learn the Mystic arts from her older brother, but her first encounter with Raze Kalamity, the legendary Draycent King, sends her reeling into grief and fills her young heart with a darkness she had never known before... making her the perfect target for creatures that crave such bitterness. ~~~~~~ All the other Draycent children Raiden's age already have their Lucents, but so far, not a single tainted child has been able to accommodate his ever growing power... until that crybaby arrives. -------------------------- In a world where humans and dragons are an ever present threat to each other, a quiet plague of shadows creeps across the land, spreading its infectious pain and creating monsters with an insatiable craving for the darkness found in the hearts of every soul... Wings of Shadows is the story of how four youngsters, from very different backgrounds, become connected through that darkness as they are confronted by powerful forces vying for control of the world. Little by little the four of them learn that the only way to overcome the darkness around them is by facing their own and helping each other to find the light inside themselves. But behind the scenes sinister forces are working at odds - one seeking revenge and power, the other, chaos. And they don't care who gets caught in the crossfire. Book 1 is how it all begins...